Public health framing of news regarding childhood obesity in the United States

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 709-717

  Hawkins, Katherine W ^a   Linvill, Darren L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650057310     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2010.521913     Document Type: Article

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